He actually rescues drowning puppies

Last weekend, The Rock made the web swoon when he rescued his two new French bulldog pups, Brutus and Hobbs, from his swimming pool. When he put the pair outside to start toilet training, they immediately scampered off and plopped into the deep end. Their proud owner promptly dived in fully clothed to save Brutus, who didn’t know how to doggy paddle. The Rock might’ve had to replace the waterlogged phone in his trouser pocket but he won more hearts than he'd ever imagined.

He can laugh at himself

Last year, The Rock proved his self-deprecating sense of humour by posting a nasty '90s pic of himself for #WaybackWednesday, with the excellent message: “Fanny pack and lean take it to a whole other level... #90sRock #WTF #BuffLesbian”. The pic went viral and he even made Christmas cards out of it.

He gives a good put-down

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In his WWE days, The Rock had a long-running feud with rival John Cena and dished out some choice trash talk – mainly about Cena’s cringe-worthy clothes. The Rock told him: “Nobody's worn jeans shorts since ’92… You look like a transvestite Wonder Woman… Like a homeless Power Ranger… Like a big fat bowl of Fruity Pebbles… Like you just got shot out of Barney the dinosaur's anus.”

He ain’t stupid (or stingy)

The Rock’s got a degree in criminology and physiology. When he hit the big-time, he made the largest ever donation to the athletics faculty at his alma mater, The University of Miami, giving $1m to help renovate its football facilities. Then later gave another $2m to upgrade the student union.

He loves his mom (and ours)

On Mother’s Day, The Rock shared a heartwarming Facebook post about how, as they flew together on his private jet, his mum said: ''Son, I can't believe the life I have. Grandma and grandpa would be so proud.’'

“I asked her, 'Are you happy, ma?' Just then the flight attendant placed my mom's meal on the table and my mom said to me, 'Am I happy? I used to worry about how I was going to buy groceries for us. Now I just had my breakfast placed down in front of me’. She bursts into tears and says 'Yes, son, I couldn't be happier.'

This is the woman who when I was 14, we were evicted out of our apartment 'cause we couldn't afford the rent. And y'all know when our parents tell us they're happy, it’s so satisfying for us, 'cause it means we've done a good job for them as their kids. Happy Mother's Day to all the deserving amazing mamas out there. And to my amazing mom, who will no doubt kill me for posting this.”

Two years earlier, he posted the equally lovely: “At 14, I saw my mom crying about our only car being repossessed. This felt good. Merry Christmas mom.”

He shakes it off

“Yo ass is getting ready to know Tay-Tay.” The Rock’s not too macho to lip-sync along to Taylor Swift, while busting moves and giving the finger to his opponent Jimmy Fallon. “You can tell he’s done that before in his bedroom,” chuckled Fallon.